Daily Quiz #4600
General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 22 August 2021
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Q1.
Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is particularly well known, as a sportsman, for what?
A
Perfecting a new swimming stroke
B
Catching the largest trout at the Taupo Annual Open Trout Tournaments
C
Using a gold-trimmed saddle
D
Running at international level with blades in place of his lower legs
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Q2.
Which state in North America has the oldest known currently living tree, age confirmed, in the world?
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Q3.
Which of these people was not assassinated between 1900 and 1910?
A
Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt
B
Umberto I, King of Italy
C
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D
Carlos I , King of Portugal and Luiz Filipe, Crown Prince of Portugal
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Q4.
Who is the nursery rhyme gardener?
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Q5.
Which of these people is best known for writing about wine?
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Q6.
"Catriona" is a sequel to which novel?
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Q7.
In mathematics, what is the meaning of a triple bar, an equal sign with another bar above?
C
All of these, depending on context
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